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Staff Reporter
\nThe Institute for Open Learning (IOL) held its annual graduation ceremonies over two legs recently. A record number of 466 students graduated this year.
\nSpeaking at the Windhoek ceremony which took place at the Nampower Convention centre, Deputy Minister of Education Dr. Becky Ndjoze -Ojo congratulated the graduates and wishing them well in starting off this new chapter in their careers.
\n\u201cThe Ministry was established with a three-fold mandate; to train and to innovate and thereby to drive Namibia\u2019s transformation into an industrialised nation that offers equal opportunities. A Namibia that is in harmony with itself , and that is developed by its own human resources towards global competitiveness as envisioned in Vision 2030.\u201d
\n\"\"Following hot on the heels of the Windhoek event was the Ongwediva ceremony at the ever popular Bennie\u2019s Entertainment Park. Packed to capacity with proud ululating parents and friends, graduates received their awards with grace and a deep sense of satisfaction and pride. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Teaching is a calling and a teacher is required to use his or her brain intensively to be able to unlock each individual learner\u2019s full potential.
\nThis was said by Gerhard Ndafenongo, Oshana Region\u2019s deputy director of education responsible for programs and quality assurance.
\nApproximately 250 IOL students were awarded degrees, diplomas and certificates in various fields of education and policing.
\nAddressing policing graduates Ndafenongo expressed the hope that they would play a role in solving some of the most worrying and mysterious crimes.
\nTo the graduating teachers, he said that teaching is not a walk in the park. \u201cIt is a continual struggle to create opportunities for success and improve livelihoods,\u201d he said.
\nHe warned the graduates against the tendency of becoming a teacher simply because it feels comfortable or because of a fairly good salary.
\nHe referred to Lutheran and Catholic missionaries who introduced literacy and numeracy in the northern regions more than a hundred years go saying they were an excellent example of self sacrifice for the benefit of the wider society.
\n\u201cThose missionaries did not have a pay slip,\u201d he said.
\nHe said he was impressed by the number of this year\u2019s IOL graduates and expressed the hope that they would make a positive contribution in the society. \u201cThere are children out there who are waiting for that teacher who will change their lives, lift them up and give them confidence to act as an equal to anyone else in this world.\u201d
\nHe invited them to apply for jobs in the public service whenever vacancies are advertised. \u201cWe do not discriminate,\u201d he said.
\nThe ceremony was successfully concluded with a networking lunch with invited guests and colleagues from the IOL Ongwediva office. Graduates used the opportunity to capture this memorable day with some pictures taken with their loved ones.<\/p>\n

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